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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Khaali Peeli<br />
| image = Khaali Peeli film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Release poster<br />
| director = Maqbool Khan<br />
| producer = [[Ali Abbas Zafar]]<br/>Himanshu Kishan Mehra <br/>Abhishek Vyas<br />
| writer = Yash Keswani<br/>Sima Agarwal<br />
| starring = [[Ishaan Khatter]]<br/>[[Ananya Panday]] <br/> [[Jaideep Ahlawat]]<br />
| music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Vishal–Shekhar]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara]]<br />
| cinematography = Adil Afsar<br />
| editing = Rameshwar S. Bhagat<br />
| studio = [[Zee Studios]]<br/>Offside Entertainment<br />
| distributor = [[Zee Plex]]<br/>[[ZEE5]]<br />
| runtime = 120 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/khaali-peeli-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00otk2mje |title=Khaali Peeli (2020) |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |access-date=30 September 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708125453/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/khaali-peeli-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00otk2mje |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2020|10|2}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
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'''''Khaali Peeli''''' is a 2020 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[masala film]] directed by Maqbool Khan, written by Yash Keswani & Sima Agarwal and produced by [[Ali Abbas Zafar]], [[Zee Studios]] and Offside Entertainment. The film stars [[Ishaan Khatter]], [[Ananya Panday]], and [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ANI |title=Migsun Group's MD Yash Miglani co-produces Ali Abbas Zafar and Himanshu Mehra's 'Khaali Peeli' |url=http://businessworld.in/article/Migsun-Group-s-MD-Yash-Miglani-co-produces-Ali-Abbas-Zafar-and-Himanshu-Mehra-s-Khaali-Peeli-/10-09-2020-318980 |access-date=12 September 2020 |website=BW Businessworld |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922225802/https://www.businessworld.in/article/Migsun-Group-s-MD-Yash-Miglani-co-produces-Ali-Abbas-Zafar-and-Himanshu-Mehra-s-Khaali-Peeli-/10-09-2020-318980/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ishaan-khatter-and-ananya-panday-kick-start-the-shoot-for-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71080472.cms |title=Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday kick-start the shoot for 'Khaali Peeli' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=11 September 2019 |access-date=11 September 2019 |archive-date=8 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108011919/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/ishaan-khatter-and-ananya-panday-kick-start-the-shoot-for-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71080472.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Taxiwaala Bollywood remake: Vijay Deverakonda's film titled as Khaali Peeli - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/taxiwaala-bollywood-remake-vijay-deverakondas-film-titled-as-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71737935.cms |access-date=8 September 2020 |website=The Times of India |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110180007/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/taxiwaala-bollywood-remake-vijay-deverakondas-film-titled-as-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71737935.cms |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[Principal photography]] began on 11 September 2019 and shooting wrapped up in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/taxiwaala-bollywood-remake-vijay-deverakondas-film-titled-as-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71737935.cms |title=Taxiwaala Bollywood remake: Vijay Deverakonda's film titled as Khaali Peeli |website=The Times of India |language=en |access-date=4 January 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110180007/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/taxiwaala-bollywood-remake-vijay-deverakondas-film-titled-as-khaali-peeli/articleshow/71737935.cms |url-status=live}}</ref> The film's initial release on 12 June 2020 was postponed due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<br />
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''Khaali Peeli'' was released digitally on [[Zee Plex]] with [[pay-per-view]] model on 2 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday's 'Khaali Peeli' to release on VOD service 'Zee Plex' in October |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/sep/07/ishaan-khatter-ananya-pandays-khaali-peeli-to-release-on-vod-service-zee-plex-in-october-2193575.html |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=The New Indian Express |date=7 September 2020 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025181806/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/sep/07/ishaan-khatter-ananya-pandays-khaali-peeli-to-release-on-vod-service-zee-plex-in-october-2193575.html |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Set in 2007, the story is about two childhood sweethearts, Pooja (Ananya Panday) and Blackie (Ishaan Khatter), who get separated due to certain circumstances when they were kids. Blackie, born Vijay, has had a criminal mind since childhood when he planned a jewellery heist with his father, but was caught by the police. Blackie is able to escape and has constantly been on the run.<br />
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Blackie is a taxi driver who has agreed to drop a pregnant lady off at the hospital (for [[Indian rupee|INR]] 5000) during the city-wide taxi strike. He is confronted by the union leader and 2 other drivers, and in the melee, he stabs one of the drivers in the stomach. Pooja, who is a prostitute (& is to be married to a long-term client of hers, Choksi Seth (Swanand Kirkire), who has fallen in love with her), decides to escape the brothel on turning 18, with a bag full of stolen money. She bumps into Blackie, who is on the run from the police, and his taxi accidentally collides.<br />
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He agrees to "drive" her to freedom (as she is being pursued by goons), in exchange for a hefty amount (Rs 15,000). When he finds out that she is running with a bag full of money, he raises his fee to Rs 25,000. Khala (Vaishali Thakkar) is Pooja's madam and is in a soup with don Yusuf Chikna (Jaideep Ahlawat), who owns the brothel. Yusuf kills Khala.<br />
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Ten years ago, Yusuf had taken Blackie under his wing, and he first met Pooja (when she was still a child) at the brothel. He was named Blackie as he used to sell cinema tickets in black for Yusuf as his start in the criminal underworld. Choksi saw Pooja at the cinema and fell in love with her. He promised Yusuf to bear all expenses for Pooja, with the intention of having her when she turns 18.<br />
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Inspector Tawde (Zakir Hussain) gets suspicious of Blackie in a taxi during the strike, with a customer. When his and Pooja's story won't match, he asks Blackie to drop him off at home on his way to the station. In the car, he gets info on a taxi driver who stabbed a union leader and a girl who robbed a jewellery store. Tawde asks Pooja to open the bag, and she draws a gun on him. Tawde is forced out of the cab without his gun. Tawde reaches a police station and orders a search for the cab and learns that the cab is registered to Vijay Chauhan. This info reaches Yusuf, who now knows that Blackie is driving Pooja out of Mumbai. Blackie has had a crush on Pooja since childhood, which Yusuf crushed as Yusuf had promised her to Choksi. Blackie defies Yusuf and continues to meet Pooja, and when Yusuf finds out, he beats up Blackie badly, and Pooja is sent to boarding school.<br />
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Meanwhile, Blackie wants a 50% cut from Pooja. Blackie wants to run away with the money, but gets a call from Yusuf's goon, who offers to double the money in the bag in exchange for Pooja. Blackie doesn't know that the offer was from Yusuf. Blackie takes Pooja for a fair and calls the goon to the location to take delivery of Pooja. Meanwhile, Tawde tracks Blackie and reaches the same fair. This is when Pooja realises that Blackie is her friend Blackie from childhood and tells him that she is Pooja. Blackie understands but still does the deal and hands over Pooja to Yusuf's goons. Pooja escapes from the goons and hitches a bus ride on her way out of Mumbai. Blackie has a change of heart and goes after Pooja, but realises at the fair that she has escaped. He tracks her, and so do Yusuf's goons.<br />
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Blackie gets himself arrested by Inspector Bhim Singh (Satish Kaushik), and Bhim informs Tawde that he has captured the taxi driver, but the girl is missing. Meanwhile, the bus stops at a [[dhaba]] where Yusuf's goons are having dinner. Pooja runs into them and hides while a customer calls the police, which goes to the station where Bhim Singh is in charge. Blackie kidnaps and tries to bribe Bhim Singh. Yusuf, with 2 bags of money, to help him save Pooja. As Blackie tricks Bhim Singh as he escapes with his car and the money, Yusuf's men capture Pooja and take her to Yusuf. Blackie attacks the goons before they reach Yusuf and rescues Pooja. Blackie challenges Yusuf on the phone for Pooja. Pooja and Blackie kiss.<br />
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Yusuf captures Blackie's dad and calls Blackie a corrupt cop, and takes him to his location with Pooja for an exchange. Blackie knows he is dead in every scenario, so he calls Tawde for a meeting and agrees to get Yusuf in exchange for his and Pooja's freedom. Blackie decides to lure Yusuf. Out and Tawde and his force arrest him. Yusuf's gang counterattacks, and Yusuf escapes with Pooja. The enraged Blackie follows and intercepts them. A fight ensues, and Yusuf gains the upper hand. He is about to shoot Blackie, when Tawde intervenes and kills Yusuf. Tawde is awarded a medal, and Blackie is sentenced to two years in jail. Pooja meets him outside the jail when his imprisonment ends.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Ishaan Khatter]] as Vijay "Blackie" Chauhan<br />
** Vedant Desaai as Young Vijay a.k.a. Blackie<br />
* [[Ananya Panday]] as Pooja Gaur<br />
** Deshna Duggad as Young Pooja <br />
* [[Jaideep Ahlawat]] as Yusuf Chikna<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/khaali-peeli-trailer-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-promise-a-typical-bollywood-masala-entertainer-6605782/ |title=Khaali Peeli trailer: Ishaan, Ananya promise a typical masala entertainer |date=22 September 2020 |access-date=22 September 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922165651/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/khaali-peeli-trailer-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-promise-a-typical-bollywood-masala-entertainer-6605782/ |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
*[[Zakir Hussain (actor)|Zakir Hussain]] as Inspector Tawde<br />
* [[Satish Kaushik]] as Inspector Bhim Singh<br />
* [[Swanand Kirkire]] as Choksi Seth<br />
* [[Suyash Tilak]] as Mangesh<br />
* [[Anup Soni]] as Ravi / Babuji<br />
* [[Kabir Duhan Singh]] as Goon<br />
* Bhushan Vikas as Mahesh <br />
* Vinod Nahardih as Mannu<br />
* Purnanand Wandekar as Jaidev<br />
* Vaishali Thakkar as Khala<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Khaali Peeli<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[Vishal–Shekhar]]<br />
| cover = <br />
| alt = <br />
| released = 15 September 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/khaali-peeli/2DijcCKLqfw_ |title=Khaali Peeli – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |date=7 September 2020 |publisher=Jiosaavn |access-date=15 September 2020 |archive-date=14 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914203956/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/khaali-peeli/2DijcCKLqfw_ |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
| recorded = 2019<br />
| venue = <br />
| studio = <br />
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 10:25<br />
| language = Hindi<!--Do not link per WP:OL--><br />
| label = [[Zee Music Company]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| prev_title = [[Baaghi 3]]<br />
| prev_year = 2020<br />
| next_title = [[Chehre]]<br />
| next_year = 2021<br />
| misc = <br />
{{external music video| header = Official audio<br />
|{{YouTube|4DJDOshGNs4|Khaali Peeli - Full Album}}<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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The film's music was composed by [[Vishal–Shekhar]], while lyrics were written by [[Kumaar]] and [[Raj Shekhar]].<br />
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The song "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" was criticised online for lyrics that some found racist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 September 2020 |title=Khaali Peeli song Beyonce Sharma Jayegi: Twitter says sorry to Beyonce for the 'racist' Ananya Panday-Ishaan Khatter song |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khaali-peeli-song-beyonce-sharma-jayegi-twitter-says-sorry-to-beyonce-for-the-racist-ananya-panday-ishaan-khatter-song/story-yxBXUl9ZMcRKoJbudL3aFN.html |access-date=8 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908152511/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khaali-peeli-song-beyonce-sharma-jayegi-twitter-says-sorry-to-beyonce-for-the-racist-ananya-panday-ishaan-khatter-song/story-yxBXUl9ZMcRKoJbudL3aFN.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Krishna Priya Pallavi |date=7 September 2020 |title=Beyonce Sharma Jayegi trends online, Internet apologises to singer for Ananya-Ishaan's new song |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-trends-online-internet-apologises-to-singer-for-ananya-ishaan-s-new-song-1719483-2020-09-07 |access-date=8 September 2020 |magazine=India Today |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907202314/https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-trends-online-internet-apologises-to-singer-for-ananya-ishaan-s-new-song-1719483-2020-09-07 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title='Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Song from 'Khaali Peeli' Gets 1.5 Lakh 'Dislikes' on YouTube for Racist Lyrics |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-song-from-khaali-peeli-gets-1-5-lakh-dislikes-on-youtube-for-racist-lyrics-2858041.html |access-date=8 September 2020 |website=News18 |date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=14 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114052135/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-song-from-khaali-peeli-gets-1-5-lakh-dislikes-on-youtube-for-racist-lyrics-2858041.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The song has been contrasted with [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Brown Skin Girl]]", as ''[[Rolling Stone]] India'' pointed out how on one hand, Beyoncé is working towards the racial empowerment through her song, but the Bollywood song, names her, and says she will be "embarrassed of fairskined [[Ananya Panday]]'s dancing skills".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=8 September 2020 |title='Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Is Bollywood's Latest Racist Offering - |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-is-bollywoods-latest-racist-offering/ |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020142435/https://rollingstoneindia.com/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-is-bollywoods-latest-racist-offering/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[HuffPost]] India'' wrote "What's a bit of racism sprinkled over the regular dose of sexism".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2020 |title=Indian Fans Are Apologising To Beyonce For This Racist 'Khali Peeli' Song |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-khali-peeli-song-twitter-fans-react_in_5f55fef0c5b62b3add436e58 |access-date=8 September 2020 |website=HuffPost India |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908015415/https://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/beyonce-sharma-jayegi-khali-peeli-song-twitter-fans-react_in_5f55fef0c5b62b3add436e58 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[News18 India]] said "It seems despite the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, the hashtags and the social media outrage, [[Bollywood]] hasn't learned much about [[racism]]".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Khaali Peeli's New Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi' is Making Indians Apologise to American Singer |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/khaali-peelis-song-beyonce-sharma-jaayegi-is-making-embarrassed-indians-apologise-to-american-singer-2856479.html |access-date=8 September 2020 |website=News18 |date=8 September 2020 |archive-date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908011736/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/khaali-peelis-song-beyonce-sharma-jaayegi-is-making-embarrassed-indians-apologise-to-american-singer-2856479.html |url-status=live}}</ref> After receiving heavy backlash online, the director Maqbool Khan apologised. On 13 September, the producers changed the spelling of the title, from "[[Beyoncé]]" to "Beyonse".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=13 September 2020 |title=Beyonse Sharma Jayegi: Khaali Peeli makers change Beyonce's spelling after receiving flak for 'racist' song |url=https://ww.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/beyonse-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-makers-change-beyonce-s-spelling-after-receiving-flak-for-racist-song/story-HwU9GFhy5KoWGchFOJrEPP.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[News18 India]] reported that [[Jay-Z]] trademarked and protected the name "Beyoncé" and it therefore cannot be used without their permission.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Beyonce, Beyonse or Duniya Sharma Jayegi? Multiple Song Name Changes Bring 'Khaali Peeli' Confusion |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-beyonse-or-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-name-change-leaves-indians-confused-2875703.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=News18 |date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915013632/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-beyonse-or-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-name-change-leaves-indians-confused-2875703.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The title was subsequently changed again, to "Duniya Sharma Jayegi".<ref name=":6">{{cite web |url=https://www.indianspice.co.za/2020/09/14/racist-beyonce-lyrics-changed-in-khaali-peeli-bollywood-song/ |title=Racist Beyoncé Lyrics Changed in 'Khaali Peeli' Song |work=Indian Spice |date=14 September 2020 |access-date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924040339/https://www.indianspice.co.za/2020/09/14/racist-beyonce-lyrics-changed-in-khaali-peeli-bollywood-song/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, despite the name change, the video received 1 million dislikes within its first week on YouTube.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title='Khaali Peeli' Song 'Beyonce Sharma Jayegi' Gets 1 Million Dislikes on Youtube Despite Name Change |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-to-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-gets-1-million-dislikes-on-youtube-despite-name-change-2875535.html |access-date=14 September 2020 |website=News18 |date=14 September 2020 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915010954/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/beyonce-to-duniya-sharma-jayegi-khaali-peeli-song-gets-1-million-dislikes-on-youtube-despite-name-change-2875535.html |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| total_length = 10:25<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Duniya Sharma Jaayegi<br />
| extra1 = [[Nakash Aziz]], [[Neeti Mohan]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Kumaar]], [[Raj Shekhar]]<br />
| length1 = 3:32<br />
| title2 = Tehas Nehas<br />
| extra2 = [[Shekhar Ravjiani]], [[Prakriti Kakar]]<br />
| lyrics2 = Kumaar<br />
| length2 = 3:55<br />
| title3 = Shana Dil<br />
| extra3 = [[Divya Kumar (singer)|Divya Kumar]]<br />
| lyrics3 = Raj Shekhar<br />
| length3 = 2:58<br />
| note1 = {{small|previously "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" and "Beyonse Sharma Jaayegi"}}<br />
| all_music = [[Vishal–Shekhar]].<br />
}}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''Khaali Peeli'' was originally scheduled to be released worldwide on 11 June 2020 in cinemas, before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] led to its postponement owing to cinemas shutdown.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Ananya Panday: Khaali Peeli is an intense romantic film |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ananya-panday-khaali-peeli-is-an-intense-romantic-film-1624512-2019-12-02 |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=India Today |date=28 August 2019 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326162652/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/ananya-panday-khaali-peeli-is-an-intense-romantic-film-1624512-2019-12-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, the makers sold its rights to new [[Video on demand#Premium|PVOD]] platform [[Zee Plex]].<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Ishaan Khatter and Ananya Panday's Khaali Peeli to premiere on ZEE5 |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/ishaan-khatter-and-ananya-pandays-khaali-peeli-to-premiere-on-zee5/ |website=easterneye.biz |date=18 August 2020 |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708125454/https://www.easterneye.biz/ishaan-khatter-and-ananya-pandays-khaali-peeli-to-premiere-on-zee5/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Khaali Peeli'' was released there on 2 October 2020, coinciding with [[Gandhi Jayanti]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ishaan Khatter-Ananya Panday's 'Khaali Peeli' gets a digital release; streaming date out |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-s-khaali-peeli-gets-a-digital-release-streaming-date-out-2841543 |access-date=7 September 2020 |website=DNA |date=7 September 2020 |archive-date=7 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907062801/https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-s-khaali-peeli-gets-a-digital-release-streaming-date-out-2841543 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was simultaneously released in [[drive-in]] theatres of [[Gurugram]] and [[Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Basu |first=Mohar |title=Khaali Peeli makers to have drive-in premieres in Gurugram, Bengaluru |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/khaali-peeli-makers-to-have-drive-in-premieres-in-gurugram-bengaluru/23004247 |access-date=23 September 2020 |website=Mid-Day |date=23 September 2020 |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924065544/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/khaali-peeli-makers-to-have-drive-in-premieres-in-gurugram-bengaluru/23004247 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
Devansh Sharma from ''[[Firstpost]]'' wrote, "After Beyond The Clouds and Dhadak, Khatter puts on display yet another side of his multifaceted personality. Khaali Peeli is his most 'commercial' film yet, a la Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty's [[Simmba]]. But rather than mimicking his idols, Khatter invents his style in conformity with a Mumbai taxi driver on a steady diet of Bollywood films for years — and makes a meal of it."<ref>{{cite web |title=Khaali Peeli movie review: Ananya Panday, Ishaan Khatter film celebrates the aimless grandiose of all things Bollywood |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/khaali-peeli-movie-review-ananya-panday-ishaan-khatter-film-celebrates-the-aimless-grandiose-of-all-things-bollywood-8875691.html |website=Firstpost |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=7 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007180254/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/khaali-peeli-movie-review-ananya-panday-ishaan-khatter-film-celebrates-the-aimless-grandiose-of-all-things-bollywood-8875691.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Soumya Srivastava from ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' stated, "Khaali Peeli is a concoction that can only be brewed in the belly of Bollywood. With one chase sequence following on the tails of another, director Maqbool Khan ensures not a single moment is without its adrenaline dialled up to an 11. But it’s quite shocking how easily one can grow bored of craziness as well."<ref>{{cite web |title=Khaali Peeli movie review: Ishaan Khatter, Ananya Panday take you back to Bollywood's mindless masala years |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khaali-peeli-movie-review-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-take-you-back-to-bollywood-s-mindless-masala-years/story-jUmYIYtt5bRu4hXpupehkK.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514071105/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/khaali-peeli-movie-review-ishaan-khatter-ananya-panday-take-you-back-to-bollywood-s-mindless-masala-years/story-jUmYIYtt5bRu4hXpupehkK.html |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[Shubhra Gupta]] from ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "Khaali Peeli knows that it needs to refresh the tropes it is up against, and manages to do so only some of the time in its two-hour duration."<ref>{{cite web |title=Khaali Peeli review: A timepass movie |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/khaali-peeli-review-a-timepass-film-6664780/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=3 October 2020}}</ref> Uma Ramasubramanian from ''[[Mid-Day]]'' wrote, "Khaali Peeli is the perfect package for Khatter, who gets to showcase his dancing skills, action, drama, romance, comedy and biceps. Known for his love for offbeat films — Majid Majidi's Beyond the Clouds (2017) and forthcoming A Suitable Boy (2020) — the wonder boy is equally crackling in a typical Bollywood entertainer. Panday, though she carries the role efficiently, doesn't deliver authenticity to the character."<ref>{{cite web |title=Khaali Peeli Movie Review: Off for a bumpy ride |url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/khaali-peeli-movie-review-off-for-a-bumpy-ride/23022313 |website=mid-day |language=en |date=3 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011024103/https://www.mid-day.com/articles/khaali-peeli-movie-review-off-for-a-bumpy-ride/23022313 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
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The song "Beyonce Sharma Jaayegi" was criticised online for lyrics that some found racist.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> The song has been contrasted with [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Brown Skin Girl]]", as ''[[Rolling Stone]] India'' pointed out how on one hand, Beyoncé is working towards the racial empowerment through her song, but the Bollywood song names her, and says she will be "embarrassed of fairskinned [[Ananya Panday]]'s dancing skills".<ref name=":3" /> ''[[HuffPost]] India'' wrote "What's a bit of racism sprinkled over the regular dose of sexism".<ref name=":4" /> [[News18 India]] said, "It seems despite the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, the hashtags and the social media outrage, [[Bollywood]] hasn't learned much about [[racism]]".<ref name=":5" /> After receiving heavy backlash online, the film's director Maqbool Khan apologised. On 13 September, the producers changed the spelling of the title, from "[[Beyoncé]]" to "Beyonse".<ref name=":6" /> News18 India reported that [[Jay-Z]] trademarked and protected the name "Beyoncé" and it therefore cannot be used without their permission.<ref name=":7" /> The title was subsequently changed, again, to "Duniya Sharma Jayegi".<ref name=":8" /> However, despite the name change, the video received 1 million dislikes within its first week on YouTube.<ref name=":9" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|10885444}}<br />
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|khaali-peeli}}<br />
* [https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/khaali-peeli/0-0-238336 Khaali Peeli] on [[ZEE5]]<br />
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